Noble Arms

Noble Arms
"Noble Arms - Excaliburn" and "Gwenhwyfar, Queen of Noble Arms"
Japanese	聖（せい）剣（けん） 聖剣 (base) せいけん (ruby) Seiken (romanized) Holy Sword (translated)
French	Armes Nobles
German	Edle Waffen
Italian	Nobili Armi
Korean	성검 聖劍 (Hanja) Seonggeom (romanized) Holy Sword (translated)
Portuguese	Armas Nobres
Spanish	Armas Nobles
Sets Return of the Duelist Abyss Rising Cosmo Blazer Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy Extra Pack: Sword of Knights Legacy of the Valiant Dragons of Legend Extra Pack: Knights of Order Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Duel Set
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Manga appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL
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"Noble Arms", known as "Holy Sword" (聖（せい）剣（けん） Seiken) in Japanese, is an archetype of Equip Spell Cards introduced in Return of the Duelist. It is based around the tales of the Knights of the Round Table and supports the "Noble Knight" archetype. The first support for the archetype was introduced in Abyss Rising with the release of "Ignoble Knight of Black Laundsallyn". "Gwenhwyfar, Queen of Noble Arms", the first "Noble Arms" Monster Card, was introduced in Legacy of the Valiant.

"Celestial Sword - Eatos" and "Celtic Guard of Noble Arms" are also "Noble Arms" cards because they have 「聖（せい）剣（けん）」 in their Japanese names, but they are unrelated to the other "Noble Arms" cards and the "Noble Knights". In the TCG, "Celestial Sword - Eatos" has an archetype condition to clarify this.

All "Noble Arms" Equip Spell Cards (with the exception of "Noble Arms - Excaliburn" and "Celestial Sword - Eatos") share the following common effects:

• Each of them is side-unique.
• They can only be equipped to Warrior-Type monsters.
• If destroyed while face-up on the field and sent to the Graveyard, the player can target 1 face-up Warrior-Type "Noble Knight" monster they control and equip the destroyed card to that target.

In addition, all "Noble Arms" Equip Spell Cards (again, except "Excaliburn" and "Celestial Sword - Eatos") have artworks that depict a sword embedded in stone, a reference to the Arthurian legend of the Sword in the Stone.

Card	Weapon	Owner	Notes
Noble Arms - Arfeudutyr	Arondight	Lancelot	Modern name for the weapon; it is unnamed in classical legends
Noble Arms - Caliburn	Excalibur	King Arthur	Based on the sword Arthur pulled from the stone, one of the two ways told of how Arthur obtained Excalibur
Noble Arms - Excaliburn	Excalibur	King Arthur	Based on the sword given by the Lady of the Lake, one of the two ways told of how Arthur obtained Excalibur
Noble Arms - Gallatin	Gallatin	Gawain	In some works, Gawain's strength waxes and wanes with the sun; in the most common form of this motif, his might triples by noon, but fades as the sun sets.
Noble Arms of Destiny	Galahad's sword and shield	Galahad	Galahad is associated with a white shield with a vermilion cross, the very same emblem given to the Templars by Pope Eugene III
Gwenhwyfar, Queen of Noble Arms	-	-	Guinevere was the wife of King Arthur of legend. In medieval romances, one of the most prominent story arcs is Queen Guinevere's love affair with her husband's chief knight, Lancelot.